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Show UTAH SOILS NEED MORE NITROGEN . - , -:i&- v X ,J i . - , s 1 I I . I 1 , J ' -.:i;;;ri f V - ( ; i .1 i S;1 : . . ' j" '. 'J?- ' ' - ' ' N. x :. lv. "Here's a ratio between the total amount of nitrogen Utah fnrmers and ranchers should have used last year compared with the total amount actually applied throughout the state," Charles W. Bourg, U. S. Steel crop and soil scientist, left, explains. Studying tha ovar-all percentage comparison is L. G. Bywater, superintendent of the Nitrogen Plant at U. S. Steel's big Geneva Works, near Provo, Utah. Studies compiled by agricultural colleges and state and federal agencies show that the total use of nitrogen by Utah farmers and ran:hers in conjunction with other plant foods Is only about one-third of the total amount recommended for all crops grown in the state. Individually, these recommendations vary by crop, local soil conditions condi-tions and as a result of previous farming practices. |